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Methyldopa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00968ApprovedInvestigationalMethyldopa, or α-methyldopa, is a centrally acting sympatholytic agent and an antihypertensive agent. … [A231784] It is an analog of DOPA (3,4‐hydroxyphenylanine), and it is a prodrug, meaning that the drug requires biotransformation to an active metabolite for therapeutic effects.
Synonyms: α-methyl-L-dopa, 3-Hydroxy-alpha-methyl-L-tyrosineCategories: Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists, Central alpha-2 Adrenergic AgonistChloroquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00608ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedChloroquine is an aminoquinolone derivative first developed in the 1940s for the treatment of malaria. … [A192432] **The FDA emergency use authorization for [hydroxychloroquine] and chloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 was revoked on 15 June 2020.
Synonyms: N4-(7-chloro-4-quinolinyl)-N1,N1-diethyl-1,4-pentanediamineInternational brands: Nivaquine BHydrocortisone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00741ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedHydrocortisone, or cortisol, is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex.[A188387] Hydrocortisone is used to treat immune, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions. … [L10529,L10532,L10535,L10538,L7772,L7321] It was discovered in the 1930s by Edward Kendall and named Compound F, or 17-hydroxycorticosterone.
Synonyms: Kendall's compound F, Reichstein's substance MInternational brands: Polcort H, Preparation H Hydrocortisone CreamCognitive Function Abnormal
go.drugbank.com/conditions/DBCOND0089677Synonyms: Disturbance in cognitionBeclomethasone dipropionate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00394ApprovedInvestigationalBeclomethasone dipropionate became first available in a pressurized metered-dose inhaler in 1972 and later in a dry powder inhaler and an aqueous nasal spray. … [L6871] It is a prodrug of an active metabolite beclomethasone 17-monopropionate (17-BMP)[A179839] which acts on the glucocorticoid receptor to mediates its therapeutic action.
Synonyms: (11β,16β)-9-chloro-11-hydroxy-16-methyl-17,21-bis(1-oxopropoxy)pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 9-chloro-11β-hydroxy-16β-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21-dipropionateInternational brands: Clenil-ALetrozole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01006ApprovedInvestigationalLetrozole, or CGS 20267, is an oral non-steroidal type II aromatase inhibitor first described in the literature in 1990. … [A190543,A1559,L11623,L11626] It is a third generation aromatase inhibitor like [exemestane] and [anastrozole], meaning it does not significantly affect cortisol, aldosterone, and thyroxine.
Categories: P-glycoprotein substrates, Cytochrome P-450 SubstratesProducts: SOLESTRASA-IN, Ag-letrozoleDementia of the Alzheimer's Type
go.drugbank.com/conditions/DBCOND0034650Drugs: DonepezilSynonyms: Dementia in Alzheimer's disease, [X]Dementia in Alzheimer's disease (disorder)Losartan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00678ApprovedInvestigational[L7423] Losartan is available as losartan potassium oral tablets as well as a combination tablet of losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide. … Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) used to treat hypertension.
Synonyms: 2-n-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethyl-1-[(2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]imidazole, (2-butyl-4-chloro-1-{[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl}-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methanolMixtures: Ag-losartan Hctz, Ag-losartan HctzDuloxetine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00476ApprovedInvestigationalDuloxetine is a dual serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.[label] It was originally discovered in 1993 and developed by Eli Lilly and Company as LY248686. … [A178741] Duloxetine first received approval from the FDA in August, 2004 as Cymbalta for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.
Synonyms: (3S)-N-methyl-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl)propan-1-amine, (S)-duloxetineCategories: P-glycoprotein inhibitors, Cytochrome P-450 SubstratesAmantadine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00915ApprovedInvestigationalAn antiviral that is used in the prophylactic or symptomatic treatment of influenza A. It is also used as an antiparkinsonian agent, to treat extrapyramidal reactions, and for postherpetic neuralgia. … The mechanisms of its effects in movement disorders are not well understood but probably reflect an increase in synthesis and release of dopamine, with perhaps some inhibition of dopamine uptake.
Synonyms: 1-adamantanamine, 1-adamantylamineMixtures: BREGAMIN AV, BREGAMIN AV